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As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.

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Sixty-one artists share over $796,000 in the third year of this highly successful program for performing artists and groups

The Boston Foundation is pleased to announce $3 million in grants to Boston-area nonprofits, including reinvestments in a number of organizations for whom we were 'There at the Beginning'.

The Winter 2019 edition of TBF News highlights efforts to support King Boston that go beyond the Common, and an interview with Eastern Bank President and Boston Foundation collaborator Bob Rivers.

A new series of papers looks at the future of workforce development, and the changes today's programs must make to better serve employers and workers and become Next Gen workforce organizations.

A front page story in the Boston Globe highlights the Boston Foundation and its partnership with Jewish Vocational Service to strengthen workforce training, as part of a story on the increased demand for workers in a strong economy.

In Barron's, TPI Partner Ellen Remmer talks about her own experience and shares advice for clients who want to find financial advisors who will embrace their goals for having an impact that outshines simple returns.

The Independent Newspaper Group notes Boston indicators research on census response rates as part of a story on Massachusetts efforts to ensure a full and accurate count in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Digboston reviews the expanded 2019 BAMSFest, organized by Boston Neighborhood Fellow and Live Arts Boston grantee Catherine Morris.

This compilation of the four-part Catapult Papers series, with commentary from Paul Grogan and JVS Boston CEO Jerry Rubin, explores the necessary changes JVS and other organizations have made to become "Next Gen workforce organizations" that can support employers and workers and create scalable models in a tight labor market.

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A new report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda looks at how well attendance, GPA and curriculum elements serve as indicators of success for high school students headed to college and careers. The results are promising.

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